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Valentino Rossi talks about Ducati offer

28 March, 2020
After a horrible race that ended with a crash at the Corkscrew with two laps to go after cruising around in a lonely eighth, Valentino Rossi spoke to the usual Sportmediaset post-race show Fuori Giri, and he was asked again…

WSBK: Carlos Checa on Top on 1st Day of Testing

28 March, 2020
Althea Ducati’s Carlos Checa left the Valencia test the fastest on track and on the first day of WSBK official testing at Phillip Island, the Spanish rider came out again on the top of the charts, with a best time…

EU reviews power limits to motorcycles

28 March, 2020
The European Union is proposing new motorcycle laws that are likely to upset many riders, as plans are underway to introduce super sports bikes sold with a 100 hp limit to their performance. This limit has already been imposed for…

2011 Triumph Speed Triple leaked before Intermot

28 March, 2020
The 2011 Triumph Speed Triple will get its official unveiling today, but before that it leaked overnight on Hell for Leather, who have been closely following Triumph’s new models and leaking campaigns. The new Speed Triple, as already mentioned, drops…

Mika Ahola tribute TwoWheelsBlog.com

28 March, 2020
Finnish enduro legend and five-time world champion Mika Ahola died because of severe internal injuries on 15 January 2012, at a hospital in Barcelona, just a few weeks after crashing while training in Girona, Spain, and two weeks after the…

Tom Sykes to stay with Kawasaki in 2012

28 March, 2020
Kawasaki has announced that their rider line-up will not change in 2012, thus confirming Tom Sykes and Joan Lascorz for the upcoming World Superbike championship.While Lascorz was anticipated to remain with the Superbike team after Kawasaki decided to get more…

Intermot: new Ducati GT1000 Touring

28 March, 2020
Ducati is presenting the new Monster 1100 bike at Intermot but also the new GT1000 Touring. The new GT 1000 Touring is an evolution of the Sport Classic family in terms of its components and accessories. The bike has a…

Beanie helmets outlawed in Italy

28 March, 2020
If you were thinking of taking a motorcycle vacation in Italy next summer and wear a beanie helmet, leave it at home.Italy has outlawed beanie helmets for all motorcycle and scooter users with the new road safety code that went…

Jorge Lorenzo testimonial for Porsche Barcelona

28 March, 2020
After Valentino Rossi becoming the brand ambassador for the Opel Adam, his team mate and reigning MotoGP champion, Jorge Lorenzo has announced that he will be sponsored by Porsche Barcelona. The partnership agreement will see Lorenzo as a testimonial in…

Valentino Rossi "Wake- Up" Misano 2010 Helmet

28 March, 2020
As usual Valentino Rossi is donning a special one off helmet for his home race ahead of the Gran Premio Aperol di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini.Instead of the sun and moon motif, Rossi’s helmet designed by Aldo…

Valentino Rossi to race in final two rounds of the season

28 March, 2020
Valentino Rossi underwent a further check-up on his shoulder once returning to Italy after the three fly away races in three weeks, that certainly put his lingering shoulder injury under physical stress.Apparently Rossi hasn’t received any bad news on his…

KTM Adventure 990 Dakar Special Edition

28 March, 2020
Mike Werner of Motorbiker.org got his hands on this pic of this special KTM Adventure 990 Dakar edition before it’s debut at the EICMA Show.It doesn’t seem to a be a new bike, but just a jumped up version with…

Nicky Hayden tops second day of testing at Jerez

28 March, 2020
With the Kawasaki and Aprilia teams having wrapped up their final tests of this year, Nicky Hayden took over the top the top of the timesheets at a sunny but cold Jerez.Hayden posted a best lap in 1.40.090 which was…

Rumors of Casey Stoner wildcard entries in 2013

28 March, 2020
According to Italy’s Gazzetta dello Sport Casey Stoner may be meditating the idea to wildcard this year in two MotoGP rounds, at Phillip Island (October 20) and at Motegi (October 27) and riding his previous bike, the Honda RC213V.The rumor…

Valentino Rossi wants Qatar GP night ride changed

28 March, 2020
We already know that Valentino Rossi is not necessarily a fan of riding at night, and again he has made his opinion known about the nighttime Qatar MotoGP. According to Rossi, the humidity on the track makes tyre selection difficult,…

Nicky Hayden for Ride Safe Indiana Compaign (w/video)

28 March, 2020
Check out this Indiana PSA motorcycle safety video starring Nicky Hayden who exhorts Indiana motorcyclists and not only them, to wear proper safety gear while riding, and we know even if we aren’t professional racers like Nicky, a helmet and…

Chris Vermeulen to miss Silverstone round

28 March, 2020
If Chris Vermeulen’s 2010 WSBK season was interrupted due to his knee injury, this season isn’t going any better, because the Kawasaki rider will be sidelined for the upcoming WSBK Silverstone round due to ongoing injury.The Australian was able to…

BMW Concept 6 to be produced: video close-up

28 March, 2020
The BMW Concept 6 presented at this year’s EICMA can be seen in this video, which shows the in-line six cylinder engine technology on the motorcycle. I’ll admit I wasn’t at first convinced by the “it’s only slightly wider than…

Valentino Rossi, 20th highest paid athlete in the world

28 March, 2020
Valentino Rossi is the highest paid motorcycle racer in MotoGP (and the rest of the modern day racers can thank him when salary checks began going up back in the good old days, before the economic climate turned sour and…

Yamaha Super Ténéré 1200 'preview' video

28 March, 2020
I would love to say this is a leaked video of the Yamaha Super Ténéré, but it’s really just a series of renderings, including some cigarette-pack style livery in the form of the Gauloises, Camel and Chesterfield “Rally Edition”. Obviously…